My Golden Summer 1983: When the fearsome gentleness of India changed cricket forever
"Everything was the wrong way round, but it was beyond anyone’s power to change it"
"Everything was the wrong way round, but it was beyond anyone’s power to change it"
"On the final day, all the England fans as well as the Pakistan fans stood and clapped for us"
“Val in 1950 was extremely accurate, and he concentrated on pure spin with no gimmicks”
“Quite possibly the most stirring of post-war deeds and arguably the grandest of them all”
"Here is a picture to quicken the blood"
Gareth Copley-Jones on a jubilant shot at Trent Bridge
"He grew with a reputation which worried most batsmen even before he bowled against them"
"I think we just got sick of people not taking us seriously"
"Remember that amazing WC semi-final when Kambli scored 120* to conjure a miracle win for India?"
Much more beyond 41,542 first-class runs and 4,923 wickets
The latest issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, guest-edited by Isa Guha, out May 5:
The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world – published every year since 1864 – contains some of the world’s finest sports writing. It reflects on the extraordinary life of Shane Warne, who died far too early in 2022, and looks back at another legendary bowler, S.F. Barnes, on the 150th anniversary of his birth. Wisden also reports on England’s triumph at the T20 World Cup, to go alongside their 2019 ODI success, and on their Test team’s thrilling rejuvenation under Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes.
Writers include Lawrence Booth, Gideon Haigh, James Holland, Jonathan Liew, Emma John, David Frith, Simon Wilde, Jon Hotten, Robert Winder, Tanya Aldred and Neil Harvey, the last survivor from Australia’s famous 1948 Ashes tour of England. As usual, Wisden includes the eagerly awaited Notes by The Editor, the Cricketers of The Year awards, and the obituaries. And, as ever, there are reports and scorecards for every Test, together with forthright opinion, compelling features and comprehensive records.
Cricket’s past is steeped in a tradition of great writing and Wisden is making sure its future will be too. The Nightwatchman is a quarterly collection of essays and long-form articles which debuted in March 2013 and is available in book and e-book formats.
Every issue features an array of authors from around the world, writing beautifully and at length about the game and its myriad offshoots.